Blenheim Palace says farewell to Duke of Marlborough John Spencer-Churchill | Daily Mail Online Blenheim Palace says farewell to the Duke of Marlborough: Son and heir Jamie Blandford leads mourners at his father's funeral John George Vanderbilt Henry Spencer-Churchill, who was the 11th Duke of Marlborough, died aged 88 last Thursday Friends and family joined estate workers at the family seat outside Woodstock in Oxfordshire for his funeral today A horse-drawn carriage bearing the Duke's coffin swept through the gates in front of the palace and on to the church Gamekeepers in plus fours carried the coffin draped in the Marlborough family crest into St Mary Magdalene church Leading mourners was the late Duke's son, Jamie Spencer-Churchill, 58, who inherits title to become the 12th Duke He was accompanied by his father's widow, Lily Mahtani, the fourth and last wife of the late John Spencer-Churchill Former drug addict and ex-convict Jamie Blandford becomes 12th Duke of Marlborough after father dies - Telegraph News Former drug addict and ex-convict Jamie Blandford becomes 12th Duke of Marlborough after father dies Jamie Blandford, once

 described by his despairing father as the 'black sheep' of the Spencer-Churchill family, is the new custodian of Blenheim Palace Jamie Blandford being arrested in 1993 for failing to attend a court hearing Photo: REX By Gordon Rayner , Chief Reporter 6:55PM BST 16 Oct 2014 Follow His father once regarded Jamie Blandford as such a lost cause that he went to court in an attempt permanently to disinherit him.

But today the convicted burglar, drug addict and serial prisoner became the 12th Duke of Marlborough and custodian of Blenheim Palace following the death of his father at the age of 88. The Spencer-Churchill family announced “with great sadness” that the 11th Duke, John George Vanderbilt Henry Spencer-Churchill, “passed away peacefully” this morning. His funeral will be held next Friday. David Cameron, a friend of the Duke as well as his local MP, said: “I am greatly saddened to hear of the death of the Duke of Marlborough. To me, he was not only the vice-president of my [Witney Conservative] Association but also a good man and friend. “His grace will be deeply missed by all those he worked alongside at Blenheim and by the town of Woodstock where he played such a positive and active role in the community he loved.

Related Articles 16 Oct 2014 “My thoughts and prayers are with all his family and friends at this sad time.” The responsibility of maintaining one of Britain’s grandest country houses for future generations now passes to 58-year-old Jamie Blandford, as he is commonly known, following a remarkable turnaround in his relationship with his late father, who once described him as the “black sheep” of his family. Blandford, or His Grace as he will now be formally addressed, has more than 20 convictions going back 30 years for drug offences, burglary, criminal damage, numerous driving offences and even punching a police officer. His well-documented battle with heroin and cocaine addiction – he once admitted spending £20,000 on cocaine in four months – strained his relationship with his father to breaking point, and in 1994 the two men faced each other in court to fight out the future of the dukedom and the £100 million Oxfordshire estate.

The 11th Duke became the first aristocrat for more than a century to attempt to use the courts to deny his direct heir his eventual title, and was ultimately thwarted because the 1706 act of Parliament that gifted Blenheim to the 1st Duke of Marlborough forbade any intervention in the inheritance. But Blandford’s father managed to persuade the High Court that it had a duty to protect the estate for future generations, and his son was forced to agree to an agreement that ceded all executive power to a board of trustees that look after the estate. Two years ago it emerged during a Channel 4 documentary about the family that Blandford had stayed clean of drugs for several years, earning something of a reprieve from his father, who agreed that he should inherit overall charge of the estate, though with trustees retaining a power of veto. The 11th Duke said at the time: “I am fully confident that James will be able to keep this place going. But over the top of him – and over the top of me – are trustees. You can’t predict the future.

“Trying to keep Blenheim going is a very important part of the family’s history and life at the present time, and so what we’re trying to do is ensure that Blenheim is kept for future generations.” The 12th Duke, who lives in a farmhouse on the estate, has the right to take up residence in the Palace with his family, but a spokesman for Blenheim Palace said it was “too early to say” whether he will choose to live in the house, which is open to the public, or remain in his current home. The 11th Duke, a cousin of Sir Winston Churchill and a distant relative by marriage of Diana, Princess of Wales, was married four times, and leaves five children. His most recent marriage, in 2008, was to Lily Mahtani, an Iranian-born mother-of-three who was 30 years his junior.

Jamie Spencer-Churchill, Marquess of Blandford (Aristocrat) - Pics, Videos, Dating, & News Male Born Nov 24, 1955 Charles James Spencer-Churchill, Marquess of Blandford, commonly known as Jamie Blandford, is an English aristocrat and the heir apparent to the Dukedom of Marlborough . Blandford is the eldest surviving son of the 11th Duke of Marlborough, and his first wife, Susan Mary Hornby (later Mrs John Gough). He is also a distant relative of Diana, Princess of Wales as both belong to the Spencer family and also a stepbrother of Christina Onassis by the second marriage of his father with Athina Livanos. He was largely disowned by his father, who disapproved of his lifestyle, in 1994. Although he will succeed to the Dukedom of Marlborough upon his father's death, the ownership of the estate and chairmanship of its managing trust will pass to Blandford's son, George Spencer-Churchill, Earl of Sunderland. Lord Blandford spent a month in prison in 1995 for forging prescriptions.

In September 2007 he was jailed for six months for two counts of dangerous driving and one charge of criminal damage following a "road rage" attack on another motorist's car. At the same time he also received a three-and-a-half year driving ban.… Read More related links 1955 Birth Born on November 24, 1955. THIRTIES 1990 34 Years Old Lord Blandford's first wife was Rebecca Mary Few Brown. They were married from 1990 until 1998, when their marriage ended in divorce. … Read More By Rebecca, Marchioness of Blandford, he had one son: heir apparent for the 13th Duke of Marlborough* George John Godolphin Spencer-Churchill, Earl of Sunderland (born 28 July 1992). Read Less 1994 38 Years Old He was largely disowned by his father, who disapproved of his lifestyle, in 1994.

… Read More Although he will succeed to the Dukedom of Marlborough upon his father's death, the ownership of the estate (including Blenheim Palace) and chairmanship of its managing trust will pass to Blandford's son, George Spencer-Churchill, Earl of Sunderland.<br /><br /> Lord Blandford spent a month in prison in 1995 for forging prescriptions. Read Less FORTIES 2002 46 Years Old His second wife is Edla Griffiths, whom he married in the Woodstock Register Office on 1 March 2002. … Read More They have two children: <br /><br /> Lord Sunderland and Lord Caspar Spencer-Churchill are second and third in line of succession to the Dukedom of Marlborough respectively. Read Less FIFTIES 2007 51 Years Old In September 2007 he was jailed for six months for two counts of dangerous driving and one charge of criminal damage following a "road rage" attack on another motorist's car. … Read More At the same time he also received a three-and-a-half year driving ban.

Read Less 2009 53 Years Old Blandford appeared in the BBC documentary Famous, Rich and Homeless, televised 24 June 2009, where he refused to sleep rough. … Read More On the first night he claimed to sleep in the car park of a 5 star hotel (despite his sleeping bag being discovered unopened); and on the second night, he demanded to be housed in a hotel. He refused to participate further despite giving his assurance he would sleep rough on the third night and ended his participation on the third night. Commenting on this, fellow participant Hardeep Singh Kohli said; "It's disrespectful to all the people out there. If he doesn't have the bollocks to do it, he can fuck off." Read Less Original Authors of this text are noted on .

Duke of Marlborough (title) Duke of Marlborough (title) Dukedom of Marlborough Quarterly: 1st and 4th, Sable a lion rampant Argent on a canton of the second a cross Gules (Churchill); 2nd and 3rd, quarterly Argent and Gules, in the second and third quarters a fret Or, over all on a bend Sable three escallops of the first (Spencer); in chief, on an escutcheon Argent a cross Gules surmounted by an inescutcheon Azure charged with three fleurs-de-lys Or. Creation date Duke of Marlborough ( local ) is a title in the Peerage of England . It was created by Queen Anne in 1702 for John Churchill, 1st Earl of Marlborough (1650–1722), the noted military leader, and indeed an unqualified reference to the Duke of Marlborough in a historical text will almost certainly refer to him. The name of the dukedom refers to Marlborough in Wiltshire . It is one of the few titles in the peerage which allows for suo jure female inheritance, and the only current dukedom to do so.

The earldom of Marlborough was held by the family of Ley from its creation 1626 until its extinction with the death of the 4th earl in 1679. The title was recreated 10 years later for John Churchill (in 1689). Contents 10 External links History of the Dukedom Churchill had been made Lord Churchill of Eyemouth (1682) in the Scottish peerage , and Baron Churchill of Sandridge (1685) and Earl of Marlborough (1689) in the Peerage of England . Shortly after her accession to the throne in 1702, Queen Anne made Churchill the first Duke of Marlborough and granted him the subsidiary title Marquess of Blandford . In 1678, Churchill married Sarah Jennings (1660–1744), a courtier and influential favourite of the queen. They had seven children, of whom four daughters married into some of the most important families in Great Britain ; [1] one daughter and one son died in infancy.

He was pre-deceased by his son, John Churchill, Marquess of Blandford , in 1703; so, to prevent the extinction of the titles, a special Act of Parliament was passed. When the 1st Duke of Marlborough died in 1722 his title as Lord Churchill of Eyemouth in the Scottish peerage became extinct and the Marlborough titles passed, according to the Act, to his eldest daughter Henrietta (1681-1733), the 2nd Duchess of Marlborough. She was married to the 2nd Earl of Godolphin and had a son who predeceased her. When Henrietta died in 1733, the Marlborough titles passed to her nephew Charles Spencer (1706–1758), the third son of her late sister Anne (1683-1716), who had married the 3rd Earl of Sunderland in 1699.

After his older brother’s death in 1729, Charles Spencer had already inherited the Spencer family estates and the titles of Earl of Sunderland (1643) and Baron Spencer of Wormleighton (1603), all in the Peerage of England . Upon his maternal aunt Henrietta’s death in 1733, Charles Spencer succeeded to the Marlborough family estates and titles and became the 3rd Duke. When he died in 1758, his titles passed to his eldest son George (1739–1817), who was succeeded by his eldest son George, the 5th Duke (1766–1840). In 1815, Francis Spencer (the younger son of the 4th Duke ) was created Baron Churchill in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. In 1902, his grandson, the 3rd Baron Churchill , was created Viscount Churchill . In 1817, the 5th Duke obtained permission to assume and bear the surname of Churchill in addition to his surname of Spencer , to perpetuate the name of his illustrious great-great-grandfather.

At the same time he received Royal Licence to quarter the coat of arms of Churchill with his paternal arms of Spencer. [2] The modern Dukes thus originally bore the surname “Spencer”: the double-barrelled surname of “Spencer-Churchill” as used since 1817 remains in the family, though some members have preferred to style themselves “Churchill”. The 7th Duke was the paternal grandfather of the British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill , born at Blenheim Palace on 30 November 1874. The 11th duke, John Spencer-Churchill died in 2014, having assumed the title in 1972. The 12th and present duke is Charles James Spencer-Churchill . Family seat The family seat is Blenheim Palace in Woodstock , Oxfordshire . After his leadership in the victory against the French in the Battle of Blenheim on 13 August 1704, the 1st Duke was honoured by Queen Anne granting him the royal manor of Woodstock , and building him a house at her expense to be called Blenheim.

Construction started in 1705 and the house was completed in 1722, the year of the 1st Duke’s death. Blenheim Palace has since remained in the Churchill and Spencer-Churchill family. With the exception of the 10th Duke and his first wife, the Dukes and Duchesses of Marlborough are buried in Blenheim Palace’s chapel. Most other members of the Spencer-Churchill family are interred in St. Martin’s parish churchyard at Bladon , a short distance from the palace. Succession to the title The dukedom is the only one in the United Kingdom that can still pass through a female line. However, unlike the remainder to heirs general found in most other peerages that allow male-preference primogeniture , the grant does not allow for abeyance and follows a more restrictive Semi-Salic formula designed to keep succession wherever possible in the male line.

The succession is as follows: The heirs-male of the 1st Duke’s body lawfully begotten; his eldest daughter and the heirs-male of her body lawfully begotten; his second and other daughters, in seniority, and the heirs-male of their bodies lawfully begotten; his eldest daughter’s oldest daughter and the heirs male of her body lawfully begotten; his eldest daughter’s second and other daughters, in seniority, and the heirs-male of their bodies lawfully begotten all other daughters of his daughters, in seniority, and the heirs-male of their bodies lawfully begotten; and other descendants into the future in like fashion, with the intent that the Marlborough title never become extinct. Succession to the title under the first and second contingencies have lapsed; holders of the title from the 3rd Duke trace their status from the third contingency.

It is now very unlikely that the Dukedom will be passed to a woman or through a woman, since all the male-line descendants of the 1st Duke’s second daughter Anne Spencer, Countess of Sunderland – including the lines of the Viscounts Churchill and Barons Churchill of Whichwood and of the Earls Spencer and the entire Spencer-Churchill and Spencer family – would have to become extinct. If that were to happen, the Churchill titles would pass to the Earl of Jersey and his family, the heir-male of the 1st Duke’s granddaughter Anne Villiers, Countess of Jersey, daughter of Elizabeth Egerton, Duchess of Bridgewater, the third daughter of the first Duke. The next heir [3] would be the Duke of Buccleuch and his family, the heir-male of the 1st Duke’s great-granddaughter Elizabeth Montagu, Duchess of Buccleuch, the daughter of Mary Montagu, Duchess of Montagu (1766 creation), the daughter of the 1st Duke’s youngest daughter Mary, Duchess of Montagu (1705 creation).

The fourth surviving line is represented by the Earl of Chichester and his family, the heir-male of the 1st Duke’s most senior great-great-granddaughter Mary Henrietta Osborne, Countess of Chichester, daughter of Francis Osborne, 5th Duke of Leeds , only child of Mary Godolphin, Duchess of Leeds, daughter of the 1st Duke’s eldest daughter Henrietta Godolphin, 2nd Duchess of Marlborough by her husband Francis Godolphin, 2nd Earl of Godolphin . [4] Other titles of the Dukes Subsidiary titles The Duke holds subsidiary titles: Marquess of Blandford (created in 1702 for John Churchill), Earl of Sunderland (created in 1643 for the Spencer family ), Earl of Marlborough (created in 1689 for John Churchill), Baron Spencer of Wormleighton (created in 1603 for the Spencer family), and Baron Churchill of Sandridge (created in 1685 for John Churchill), all in the Peerage of England. The title Marquess of Blandford is used as the courtesy title for the Duke’s eldest son and heir.

The Duke’s eldest son’s eldest son can use the courtesy title Earl of Sunderland, and the duke’s eldest son’s eldest son’s eldest son (eldest great-grandson) the title Lord Spencer of Wormleighton (not to be confused with Earl Spencer ). The title of Earl of Marlborough, created for John Churchill in 1689, had previously been created for James Ley , in 1626, becoming extinct in 1679. Foreign titles The 1st Duke was honoured with land and titles in the Holy Roman Empire : Emperor Joseph I created him a Prince in 1704, and in 1705 he was given the principality of Mindelheim (once the lordship of the noted soldier Georg von Frundsberg ). He was obliged to surrender Mindelheim in 1714 by the Treaty of Utrecht , which returned it to Bavaria . He tried to obtain Nellenburg in Austria in exchange, which at that time was only a county (‘Landgrafschaft’), but this failed, partially because Austrian law did not allow for Nellenburg being converted into a sovereign principality.

[5] Some authors misread the name of the county as Mellenburg. The 1st Duke’s principality title of Mindelheim became extinct either on the return of the land to Bavaria or on his death, as the Empire operated Salic Law, which prevented female succession. Coats of arms Arms of Sir Winston Churchill (1620–1688) , father of the 1st Duke. Original arms of the Churchill family The original arms of Sir Winston Churchill (1620–1688) , father of the 1st Duke of Marlborough, were simple and in use by his own father in 1619. The shield was Sable a lion rampant Argent, debruised by a bendlet Gules. The addition of a canton of Saint George (see below) rendered the distinguishing mark of the bendlet unnecessary. [2] The Churchill crest is blazoned as a lion couchant guardant Argent, supporting with its dexter forepaw a banner Gules, charged with a dexter hand appaumée of the first, staff Or.

[2] In recognition of Sir Winston’s services to King Charles I as Captain of the Horse, and his loyalty to King Charles II as a Member of Parliament, he was awarded an augmentation of honour to his arms around 1662. This rare mark of royal favour took the form of a canton of Saint George . At the same time, he was authorised to omit the bendlet, which had served the purpose of distinguishing this branch of the Churchill family from others which bore an undifferenced lion. [2] Arms of the 1st Duke of Marlborough Arms of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough , with quarterings representing his estates in Germany. Sir Winston’s shield and crest were inherited by his son John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough . Minor modifications reflected the bearer’s social rise: the helm was now shown in profile and had a closed grille to signify the bearer’s rank as a peer, and there were now supporters placed on either side of the shield. They were the mythical Griffin (part lion, part eagle) and Wyvern (a dragon without hind legs).

[2] The supporters were derived from the arms of the family of the 1st Duke’s mother, Drake of Ash (Argent, a wyvern gules; these arms can be seen on the monument in Musbury Church to Sir Bernard Drake , d.1586). The motto was Fiel pero desdichado (Spanish for “Faithful but unfortunate”). [6] The 1st Duke was also entitled to a coronet indicating his rank. [2] When the 1st Duke was made a Prince of the Holy Roman Empire in 1705, two unusual features were added: the Imperial Eagle and a Princely Coronet. [2] His estates in Germany, such as Mindelheim , were represented in his arms by additional quarterings. Arms of the Spencer-Churchill family Arms of Sir Winston Churchill (1874–1965), grandson of the 7th Duke, showing the combined Spencer-Churchill arms and both crests. In 1817, the 5th Duke received Royal Licence to place the quarter of Churchill ahead of his paternal arms of Spencer.

[2] The shield of the Spencer family arms is: quarterly Argent and Gules, in the second and third quarters a fret Or, over all on a bend Sable three escallops of the first. The Spencer crest is: out of a ducal coronet Or, a griffin’s head between two wings expanded Argent, gorged with a collar gemel and armed Gules. [2] Paul Courtenay observes that “It would be normal in these circumstances for the paternal arms (Spencer) to take precedence over the maternal (Churchill), but because the Marlborough dukedom was senior to the Sunderland earldom, the procedure was reversed in this case.” [2] Also in 1817, a further augmentation of honour was added to his armorial achievement. This incorporated the bearings from the standard of the Manor of Woodstock and was borne on an escutcheon, displayed over all in the centre chief point, as follows: Argent a cross of Saint George surmounted by an inescutcheon Azure, charged with three fleurs-de-lys Or, two over one. This inescutcheon represents the royal arms of France.

[2] The resulting heraldic achievement is: Escutcheon: quarterly 1st and 4th, Sable a lion rampant Argent on a canton of the second a cross Gules (Churchill); 2nd and 3rd, quarterly Argent and Gules, in the second and third quarters a fret Or, over all on a bend Sable three escallops of the first (Spencer); in chief, on an escutcheon Argent a cross Gules surmounted by an inescutcheon Azure charged with three fleurs-de-lys Or. [2] [7] Crests: first, a lion couchant guardant Argent supporting with its dexter forepaw a staff Or with a banner Gules charged with a dexter hand appaumée of the first (Churchill); second, out of a ducal coronet Or a griffin’s head between two wings expanded Argent gorged with a collar gemel and armed Gules (Spencer). [2] [7] Supporters: two wyverns wings elevated Gules. [8] Motto: Fiel pero desdichado (Spanish for “Faithful but unfortunate”).

[6] These quartered arms, incorporating the two augmentations of honour, have been the arms of all subsequent Dukes of Marlborough. [2] Motto The motto Fiel pero desdichado is Spanish for “Faithful though unhappy”. “Desdichado” means without happiness or without joy, alluding to the first Duke’s father, Winston , who was a royalist and faithful supporter of the king during the English Civil War but was not compensated for his losses after the restoration. Charles II created Winston Churchill and other Civil War royalists knights but did not compensate them for their wartime losses, thereby inducing Winston to adopt the motto. It is unusual for the motto of an Englishman of the era to be in Spanish rather than Latin , and it is not known why this is the case. [9] List of title holders Earls of Marlborough, first creation (1626–1679) The earldom of Marlborough was held by the family of Ley from 1626 to 1679. James Ley , the 1st Earl (c.

1550-1629), was lord chief justice of the King’s Bench in Ireland and then in England; he was an English member of parliament and was lord high treasurer from 1624 to 1628. In 1624 he was created Baron Ley and in 1626 Earl of Marlborough. The 3rd earl was his grandson James (1618-1665), a naval officer who was killed in action with the Dutch. James was succeeded by his uncle William, a younger son of the 1st earl, on whose death in 1679 the earldom became extinct.

[10] Earls of Marlborough, second creation (1689) Other titles: Lord Churchill of Eyemouth, in the county of Berwick (Scotland 1682) and Baron Churchill of Sandridge, in the county of Hertford (England 1685) John Churchill, 1st Earl of Marlborough (1650–1722), became Duke of Marlborough in 1702 Dukes of Marlborough (1702) Jamie Spencer-Churchill, Marquess of Blandford biography, Titles from Jamie Spencer-Churchill, Marquess of Blandford : biography 24 November 1955 - Charles James Spencer-Churchill, Marquess of Blandford (born 24 November 1955), commonly known as Jamie Blandford, is an English aristocrat and the heir apparent to the Dukedom of Marlborough. Blandford is the eldest surviving son of the 11th Duke of Marlborough, and his first wife, Susan Mary Hornby (later Mrs John Gough).

He is also a distant relative of Diana, Princess of Wales as both belong to the Spencer family and also a stepbrother of Christina Onassis by the second marriage of his father with Athina Livanos. He was largely disowned by his father, who disapproved of his lifestyle, in 1994. Although he will succeed to the Dukedom of Marlborough upon his father's death, the ownership of the estate (including Blenheim Palace) and chairmanship of its managing trust will pass to Blandford's son, George Spencer-Churchill, Earl of Sunderland. Lord Blandford spent a month in prison in 1995 for forging prescriptions. In September 2007 he was jailed for six months for two counts of dangerous driving and one charge of criminal damage following a "road rage" attack on another motorist's car. At the same time he also received a three-and-a-half year driving ban. Titles from birth to present Earl of Sunderland (1955–72) Marquess of Blandford (1972 to present) Ancestry Marriages Lord Blandford's first wife was Rebecca Mary Few Brown.

They were married from 1990 until 1998, when their marriage ended in divorce. By Rebecca, Marchioness of Blandford, he had one son and heir apparent for the Dukedom of Marlborough: George John Godolphin Spencer-Churchill, Earl of Sunderland (born 28 July 1995). His second wife is Edla Griffiths, whom he married in the Woodstock Register Office on 1 March 2002. They have two children: Lady Araminta Clementine Megan Spencer-Churchill (born 8 April 2007). Lord Caspar Sasha Ivor Spencer-Churchill (18 October 2008). Lord Sunderland and Lord Caspar Spencer-Churchill are second and third in line of succession to the Dukedom of Marlborough respectively. Television appearance Blandford appeared in the BBC documentary Famous, Rich and Homeless, televised 24 June 2009, where he refused to sleep rough.

On the first night he claimed to sleep in the car park of a 5 star hotel (despite his sleeping bag being discovered unopened); and on the second night, he demanded to be housed in a hotel. He refused to participate further despite giving his assurance he would sleep rough on the third night and ended his participation on the third night. Commenting on this, fellow participant Hardeep Singh Kohli said; "It's disrespectful to all the people out there." About: Jamie Spencer-Churchill, 12th Duke of Marlborough About: Jamie Spencer-Churchill, 12th Duke of Marlborough An Entity of Type : WikicatLivingPeople , from Named Graph : , within Data Space : dbpedia.org Charles James Spencer-Churchill, 12th Duke of Marlborough (born 24 November 1955), styled the Marquess of Blandford until 2014 and known as Jamie Blandford, is the Duke of Marlborough, a member of the British peerage. Property abstract Charles James Spencer-Churchill, 12. Duke of Marlborough (* 24.

November 1955 in Blenheim Palace bei Woodstock) ist ein britischer Adeliger. Spencer-Churchill ist der älteste (überlebende) Sohn des John Spencer-Churchill, 11. Duke of Marlborough und der Susan Mary Hornby und trägt seit dem Tod seines Vaters den Titel Duke of Marlborough, eine der ranghöchsten Peerswürden des Vereinigten Königreiches. Von 1972 bis 2014 führte er den Höflichkeitstitel Marquess of Blandford. (de) Charles James Spencer-Churchill, 12th Duke of Marlborough (born 24 November 1955), styled the Marquess of Blandford until 2014 and known as Jamie Blandford, is the Duke of Marlborough, a member of the British peerage. Marlborough is the eldest surviving son of the late 11th Duke of Marlborough, and his first wife, Susan Gough (née Hornby).

As a member of the Spencer family, he is a distant relative of the war-time Conservative Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill (the first cousin of his great-grandfather the 9th Duke of Marlborough). He is also a stepbrother of Christina Onassis by the second marriage of his father with Athina Livanos. (en) Charles James Spencer-Churchill, né le , 12e duc de Marlborough est un homme politique britannique. (fr) Charles James Spencer-Churchill, 12.º Duque de Marlborough (24 de novembro de 1955), também conhecido como Jamie Blandford, é um aristocrata inglês e o atual Duque de Marlborough. Ele é o filho mais velho de John Spencer-Churchill, 11.° Duque de Marlborough, com sua primeira esposa Susan Hornby, pertencendo a família Spencer.

(pt) 第12代マールバラ公爵、チャールズ・ジェイムズ・スペンサー＝チャーチル（英語: Charles James Spencer-Churchill, 12th Duke of Marlborough、1955年11月24日-）は、イギリスの貴族。 誕生から父が爵位を継承する1972年までサンダーランド伯爵(Earl of Sunderland)、1972年から自身が爵位を継承する2014年までブランドフォード侯爵(Marquess of Blandford)の儀礼称号で称された。愛称はジェイミー（Jamie）。 (ja) Чарльз Джеймс Спенсер-Черчилль, 12-й герцог Мальборо (род. 24 ноября 1955) — британский аристократ и пэр Англии.

Старший сын Джона Спенсера-Черчилля, 11-го герцога Мальборо (1926—2014), и его первой жены Сьюзан Гоф (урожденной Хорнби) (1929—2005). Дальний родственник премьер-министра Великобритании сэра Уинстона Черчилля и принцессы Дианы Уэльской.Со дня рождения носил титул графа Сандерленда (1955—1972). В 1972 году, когда его отец стал 11-м герцогом Мальборо, он получил титул маркиза Блэндфорда, который носил до 2014 года. (ru) comment Charles James Spencer-Churchill, 12. Duke of Marlborough (* 24. November 1955 in Blenheim Palace bei Woodstock) ist ein britischer Adeliger.

Spencer-Churchill ist der älteste (überlebende) Sohn des John Spencer-Churchill, 11. Duke of Marlborough und der Susan Mary Hornby und trägt seit dem Tod seines Vaters den Titel Duke of Marlborough, eine der ranghöchsten Peerswürden des Vereinigten Königreiches. Von 1972 bis 2014 führte er den Höflichkeitstitel Marquess of Blandford. (de) Charles James Spencer-Churchill, né le , 12e duc de Marlborough est un homme politique britannique. (fr) Charles James Spencer-Churchill, 12.º Duque de Marlborough (24 de novembro de 1955), também conhecido como Jamie Blandford, é um aristocrata inglês e o atual Duque de Marlborough. Ele é o filho mais velho de John Spencer-Churchill, 11.° Duque de Marlborough, com sua primeira esposa Susan Hornby, pertencendo a família Spencer.

(pt) Charles James Spencer-Churchill, 12th Duke of Marlborough (born 24 November 1955), styled the Marquess of Blandford until 2014 and known as Jamie Blandford, is the Duke of Marlborough, a member of the British peerage.

(en) 第12代マールバラ公爵、チャールズ・ジェイムズ・スペンサー＝チャーチル（英語: Charles James Spencer-Churchill, 12th Duke of Marlborough、1955年11月24日-）は、イギリスの貴族。誕生から父が爵位を継承する1972年までサンダーランド伯爵(Earl of Sunderland)、1972年から自身が爵位を継承する2014年までブランドフォード侯爵(Marquess of Blandford)の儀礼称号で称された。愛称はジェイミー（Jamie）。 (ja) Чарльз Джеймс Спенсер-Черчилль, 12-й герцог Мальборо (род. 24 ноября 1955) — британский аристократ и пэр Англии.

Старший сын Джона Спенсера-Черчилля, 11-го герцога Мальборо (1926—2014), и его первой жены Сьюзан Гоф (урожденной Хорнби) (1929—2005). Дальний родственник премьер-министра Великобритании сэра Уинстона Черчилля и принцессы Дианы Уэльской.Со дня рождения носил титул графа Сандерленда (1955—1972). (ru) The Telegraph - Calcutta : Nation THE TELEGRAPH Empire strikes back at ï¿½racistï¿½ aristocrat AMIT ROY Jamie Blandford London, Aug.

12: Sikh taxi driver Davinder Singh, who complained to police after allegedly suffering a torrent of racial abuse from an aristocratic customer ï¿½ the Marquess of Blandford ï¿½ would have understood all, forgiven all and perhaps even sympathised with his tormentor if only he had been familiar with Satyajit Rayï¿½s depiction of the crumbling of a once great zamindari family in Jalshaghar. Although he belongs to one of the noblest families in the land, the 51-year-old Marquess of Blandford could have inspired an evocative film on the last days of an old aristocratic English line had a person such as Ray existed in Britain. To the tabloids, Charles James Spencer-Churchill, Marquess of Blandford, born November 24, 1955, and heir, as his eldest son, to John George Vanderbilt Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough, has long been a ridiculous figure.

Marquess he might be and a distant relative of Sir Winston Churchill, but ï¿½Jamie Blandfordï¿½ is now considered the upper class equivalent of Jade Goody, the reality television character with whom Shilpa Shetty clashed on Celebrity Big Brother. However, Jamie appears to have few of Jadeï¿½s redeeming qualities. All of Britain, with the exception of Davinder obviously, also knows that Jamieï¿½s main claim to fame is that he is the UKï¿½s best-known upper class drug addict. In fact, Jamieï¿½s father is so fed up with his son that he has announced that his inheritance will pass not to son but his sonï¿½s son, George Spencer-Churchill. The boy was born in 1992 to Jamie and his first wife, Rebecca Mary Few Brown, (Rebecca, Marchioness of Blandford), whom he married in 1990 and divorced in 1998. George, incidentally, is called the Earl of Sunderland. But there is nothing that the 11th Duke can do to stop Jamie becoming the 12th Duke of Marlborough when he dies.

To complicate matters and make all this sound though it was all taken from the pages of a P.G. Wodehouse novel, Jamieï¿½s second marriage to one Edla Griffiths (Marchioness of Blandford), took place on March 1, 2002, at Woodstock Register Office. Although Jamie and his second wife have been living apart since 2004, their daughter, Araminta Clementine Megan Spencer-Churchill (Lady Araminta Spencer-Churchill) was born on April 8 this year. The latest drama in the life of Jamie took place when one morning recently he summoned a cab from his ancestral home in the Blenheim Palace estate, Oxfordshire, to go to Coventry Crown Court where the heir to the Dukedom of Marlborough was facing a charge of dangerous driving and cutting up, of all people, a policeman on the M42. Davinder also did not know that on the previous Monday, Jamie had appeared at Oxford Crown Court, which found the podgy peer guilty of ï¿½road rageï¿½ ï¿½ he had turned on a motorist, screaming abuses and kicking his door in an unprovoked attack.

Jamie, currently being treated for drug abuse at The Priory clinic, had looked weary as details of the incident were read out. He admitted criminal damage and dangerous and careless driving on two separate occasions. According to a report in the Daily Mail, Davinder said his problems began when he rang to check the exact location of Jamieï¿½s rural residence. When he arrived, Davinder claimed he was met with a torrent of abuse. Blandford never made it to court that day. The shocked driver contacted the police and Jamie was arrested and questioned on suspicion of racially-aggravated behaviour the following day. ï¿½I can put up with rudeness but not racism,ï¿½ said Davinder. ï¿½I was having trouble finding his house so I called him and he said, ï¿½Why are you f***ing ringing me' You are the taxi driver you should know where you are f***ing going.ï¿½ ï¿½ The driver was called a ï¿½Hinduï¿½ or ï¿½Hindiï¿½. Davinder continued: ï¿½He said I should remember I was a guest in this country and I replied that I was British.

He looked me up and down and said, ï¿½You' British'ï¿½ I was just completely shocked.ï¿½ Given the history of the English upper classes, Jamieï¿½s confusion over Davinder even in todayï¿½s multicultural Britain is entirely understandable. In the good old days, turbaned Indians were loyal orderlies who pulled off sahibï¿½s boots after a hard dayï¿½s hunting on the North-West frontier, readied the bath, brought a chota peg and perhaps procured a local boy for him. When he was confronted by an impertinent fellow claiming to be British, the Marquess probably felt he could murder an Indian ï¿½ and he wasnï¿½t thinking of ordering a takeaway curry. Davinder, 45, a father of four, who has been a taxi driver for almost 25 years, was so angry he decided to forego his £120 fare and drove off. ï¿½He told me I would never work for the company again.

When I saw the Marquess of Blandford on the order, I was thinking he would be a polite gentleman but he is just a racist.ï¿½ A spokesman for Thames Valley Police confirmed that following Davinderï¿½s complaint, ï¿½a man was arrested for racially aggravated public order and bailed pending further investigationsï¿½. Described by social commentators as ï¿½Britainï¿½s premier aristocratic rogueï¿½, Jamie had served a 30-day jail sentence in 1995 for forging prescriptions to feed his drug habit. Copyright © 2006 The Telegraph. All rights reserved. George Spencer Churchill, Marquess of Blandford - Alchetron, the free social encyclopedia I am a simple man trying to live a simple life !!!!!!

George Spencer Churchill, Marquess of Blandford Born 28 July 1992 (age 23) (1992-07-28) Tenure 16 October 2014 - Present Other titles Earl of Sunderland (1992-2014) Predecessor Charles James Spencer-Churchill Parents Jamie Spencer-Churchill, 12th Duke of Marlborough, Rebecca Mary Few Brown Siblings Lady Araminta Clementine Megan Spencer-Churchill, Lord Caspar Sasha Ivor Spencer-Churchill Cousins Sarah Robson, Harry Linston, Mark Robson, Spencer William Linston, Malcolm David Linston Grandparents John Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough, Susan Mary Hornby Uncles Lord Edward Albert Charles Spencer-Churchill Similar People Jamie Spencer‑Churchill - 12th Duk, John Spencer‑Churchill - 11th Duk, Rosita Spencer‑Churchill - Duchess, Lady Henrietta Spencer‑Churchill George John Godolphin Spencer-Churchill, Marquess of Blandford (born 28 July 1992), styled as the Earl of Sunderland until 2

014, is an English aristocrat.

He is the heir apparent to the Dukedom of Marlborough. Sponsored Links He is the son of Jamie Spencer-Churchill, 12th Duke of Marlborough and his first wife, Rebecca Mary Few Brown. Lord Blandford is a distant relative of the conservative wartime prime minister Sir Winston Churchill (first cousin of his great-great-grandfather) and of Diana, Princess of Wales (his 4th cousin once removed). He is also a descendant of Consuelo Vanderbilt. As his father has had a checkered past, including serving time in prison for forging prescriptions and road rage, Lord Blandford was announced as the financial beneficiary of his grandfather's estate. His inheritance includes the spectacular Blenheim Palace, a 187-room mansion set on 2,000 acres in Oxfordshire. Lord Blandford was educated at Harrow School, where he was captain of the school polo team. He subsequently studied urbanisation at University College London.

Question: George Spencer-Churchill, Marquess of Blandford is heir to which Dukedom?
Answer: Marlborough